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18 games like The Great Zimbabwe

The best games like The Great Zimbabwe are Roads & Boats, &Cetera and Age of Industry — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Roads & Boats shares civilization, economic, industry / manufacturing with The Great Zimbabwe.

Ranked alternatives to The Great Zimbabwe (civilization, economic), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to The Great Zimbabwe’s medium-heavy weight.

  1. 1. Roads & Boats (1999)
    1–4 players · 240 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with The Great Zimbabwe: Civilization, Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Transportation, Modular Board, Network and Route Building
  2. 2. &Cetera (2003)
    1–6 players · 240 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with The Great Zimbabwe: Civilization, Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Transportation, Modular Board, Network and Route Building
  3. 3. Age of Industry (2010)
    2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with The Great Zimbabwe: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Transportation, Card Drafting, Network and Route Building
  4. 4. DRCongo (2015)
    1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with The Great Zimbabwe: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building
  5. 5. Food Chain Magnate (2015)
    2–5 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with The Great Zimbabwe: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Card Drafting, Modular Board, Network and Route Building
  6. 6. Steam (2009)
    3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with The Great Zimbabwe: Economic, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building, Tile Placement
  7. 7. 1889 History of Shikoku Railways (2004)
    2–6 players · 210 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with The Great Zimbabwe: Economic, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building, Tile Placement
  8. 8. 1860 Railways on the Isle of Wight (2004)
    2–4 players · 240 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with The Great Zimbabwe: Economic, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building, Tile Placement
  9. 9. 1849 The Game of Sicilian Railways (1998)
    3–5 players · 180 min · ★ 8.3 · Heavy
    Shares with The Great Zimbabwe: Economic, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building, Tile Placement
  10. 10. 1822 The Railways of Great Britain (2016)
    3–7 players · 300–420 min · ★ 8.3 · Heavy
    Shares with The Great Zimbabwe: Economic, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building, Tile Placement
  11. 11. 1882 Assiniboia (2019)
    2–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with The Great Zimbabwe: Economic, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building, Tile Placement
  12. 12. Brass Birmingham (2018)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with The Great Zimbabwe: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Transportation, Network and Route Building
  13. 13. Brass Lancashire (2007)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with The Great Zimbabwe: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Transportation, Network and Route Building
  14. 14. Container (2007)
    3–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with The Great Zimbabwe: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Transportation, Auction/Bidding
  15. 15. Indonesia (2005)
    2–5 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with The Great Zimbabwe: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Transportation, Auction/Bidding
  16. 16. Akrotiri (2014)
    2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with The Great Zimbabwe: Civilization, Economic, Transportation, Modular Board, Tile Placement
  17. 17. Transatlantic (2017)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with The Great Zimbabwe: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Transportation, Modular Board
  18. 18. Constantinopolis (2010)
    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with The Great Zimbabwe: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Transportation, Auction/Bidding
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Frequently asked

What game is most like The Great Zimbabwe?
Roads & Boats (1999) is the closest match to The Great Zimbabwe, sharing civilization, economic, industry / manufacturing. It rates 7.7/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like The Great Zimbabwe?
Roads & Boats, &Cetera, Age of Industry are the top-ranked alternatives to The Great Zimbabwe in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-heavy complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.

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